Patents by Inventor Geoffrey STEINER

Geoffrey STEINER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240052733
    Abstract: A production inlet assembly for use within a subterranean wellbore, the wellbore including a central axis and the production inlet assembly including a landing sub that affixable within the wellbore, a sand catcher including a chamber that is configured to receive particulates separated from formation fluids that enter the production inlet assembly, and a telescoping joint coupled between the landing sub and the sand catcher, wherein the telescoping joint is permitted to translate axially along the landing sub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: EOG Resources, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Rodriguez, Geoffrey Steiner
  • Patent number: 10024131
    Abstract: Fluid plugs as downhole sealing devices and methods include providing a stimulating fluid to a casing conduit that is defined by the production casing to stimulate a portion of a subterranean formation within which the production casing extends. The methods further may include providing a sealing fluid to the casing conduit, providing a sealing device to the casing conduit, and flowing the sealing fluid and the sealing device to a perforated section of the production casing. The methods further may include locating the sealing device on a perforation, generating a fluid plug within the perforated section of the production casing by increasing a viscosity of the sealing fluid, and retaining the sealing device proximate the perforation with the fluid plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Randy C. Tolman, Timothy G. Benish, Geoffrey Steiner
  • Patent number: 9963960
    Abstract: Methods for stimulating a subterranean formation comprising providing a stimulating fluid stream to a casing conduit that is defined by a production casing that extends within the subterranean formation to increase a fluid pressure within the casing conduit. The methods further include locating an isolation device on an isolation sleeve to fluidly isolate a downhole portion of the casing conduit from an uphole portion of the casing conduit and opening an injection port that is associated with the isolation sleeve to permit an injection port fluid flow into the subterranean formation. The methods also include sealing the injection port and creating an uphole perforation in the uphole longitudinal section of the production casing responsive to the fluid pressure exceeding the threshold perforating pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Randy C. Tolman, Timothy G. Benish, Geoffrey Steiner, Kris J. Nygaard
  • Publication number: 20150285052
    Abstract: Methods for stimulating a subterranean formation comprising providing a stimulating fluid stream to a casing conduit that is defined by a production casing that extends within the subterranean formation to increase a fluid pressure within the casing conduit. The methods further include locating an isolation device on an isolation sleeve to fluidly isolate a downhole portion of the casing conduit from an uphole portion of the casing conduit and opening an injection port that is associated with the isolation sleeve to permit an injection port fluid flow into the subterranean formation. The methods also include sealing the injection port and creating an uphole perforation in the uphole longitudinal section of the production casing responsive to the fluid pressure exceeding the threshold perforating pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Randy C. TOLMAN, Timothy G. BENISH, Geoffrey STEINER, Kris J. NYGAARD
  • Publication number: 20150285030
    Abstract: Flow control assemblies comprise a housing that includes a housing body that defines a housing conduit, an injection conduit that extends through the housing body, and a ball sealer seat. The ball sealer seat defines a portion of the injection conduit, is defined on an inner surface of the housing, and is sized to receive a ball sealer to restrict fluid flow from the casing conduit through the injection conduit. The flow control assemblies further include a sliding sleeve that is located within the housing conduit and defines an isolation ball seat. The flow control assemblies also include a retention structure that is configured to retain the sliding sleeve in a first configuration and to selectively permit the sliding sleeve to transition from the first configuration to a second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Randy C. TOLMAN, Timothy G. BENISH, Geoffrey STEINER